While on a conference in Vancouver, I had a wonderful walk on one of the days. Partially because I had been exposed to Covid and did not want to infect anyone, so walked around and connected over the net to the meetings. It turned out that I did not get the infection, though, phew.
I did a dip to the sea, not all the way in but at least a bit... but the water was somewhat cold even in July, and also full of green algae... oh well.
The beach at English Bay (link, coordinates N 49.285548 W 123.143912):
Art, the "Arcos":
Inukshuk point (link, coordinates N 49.28431 W 123.14373), a rock tower erected in honor of the Inuit ("This ancient symbol of the Inuit culture is traditionally used as a landmark and navigational aid and also represents northern hospitality and friendship"):
For more sauna and swimming stories, check out planetswimmer.com and saunablogger.cool websites! And of course the Planetcaver, and Planetskier blogs for other stories in Blogspot and TGR! The photos and text (c) 2024 by Jari Arkko. All rights reserved. I never take recognisable photos of other saunagoers or swimmers. and try to visit at times where there is simply no one else around or the facility has been booked only for me.
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